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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1917
Page
3
Fragmentary historical notice recounts Count Ferdinand Zeppelin's death and a 70th birthday note. It also mentions American troops landing in Cuba and Belgian industry restrictions by German authorities amid rising tensions.
Teutons stormed the WMeutitaln ridge at Mug vares on the north Armaentin front and captured four Russian officers, a dozen men, and several guns. The action ended with German troops holding the position amid artillery exchanges.
President Menocal informs Secretary Lansing that gubernatorial forces loyal to Munoz hold the port and city. Reports describe revolutionary troops killed and captured rebels as U.S. diplomatic dispatches note guerrilla activity and foreign interests at stake amid a contested administration.
President Wilson orders arming of American merchant vessels and asks Congress to meet on April 16 to authorize the move. Navy moves to conceal ship names, while Tumulty asserts constitutional power to arm ships and urges quick legislative action.
Dispatch from Santa Clara reports Gen Jose Miguel Gomez and his staff captured by government forces after a Tuesday battle near Quienenos. The capture, welcomed by President Menocal in Havana, signals a major setback for Cuban rebels and suggests the backbone of the revolution may be broken.
Berlin reports French gains near Ripont and Les Maisons de Champagne after heavy drum fire and counterattacks. German positions at 1850 yards depth were held but suffered losses as fighting continued along the Verdun front.
German government, via confidential channels, weighs public release of peace terms concerning Belgium. Terms reportedly grant Belgium a decentralized state with permanent German garrisons at Antwerp and Liège and control of railways, under a central federal system policed by German troops.
Fifty nine Americans captured from vessels sunk by a German raider in the South Atlantic were released from quarantine at Swinemuende and left for the Swiss frontier. They had been aboard the captured steamer Yarrowdale and learned their ships Georgic and Mount Temple were armed merchantmen regarded as prizes by Germany.
Mrs Emeria Vin Epps thirty and her six year old Louis and three month Everett were burned to death when a fire swept through their Lansing home on Sunday. The husband and father Van Epps was badly burned as he started the blaze. Fire officials report the house quickly engulfed. A West Lansing police expedition is noted in the marginal line of the dispatch.
A British troopship sank after a collision in heavy fog while carrying laborers to the continent. About 625 people died or were missing, with 12 Hurdenan officers and 191 natives among survivors. Rescue ships aided the few saved from the wreck.
Governor Brumbaugh announced a delay in the hearing on the extradition request for William Thaw to New York. Proceedings pending, with a decision expected after the pause.
British prize ship Appam involved in a Supreme Court ruling over neutrality and prize law. Court held US treaties allowed seizure of the vessel by German prizes during wartime, affecting American courts and foreign-relations debates in Washington.
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